File Transfers
Downloading Switch Software
General System Information
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CLI: Switch-To-Switch Downloads
You can download a switch software file between two switches that use the
same code base and which are connected on your LAN. To do so, use a copy
tftp command from the destination switch.The options for this CLI feature
include:
■ Copy from primary flash in the source to either primary or secondary in
the destination.
■ Copy from either primary or secondary flash in the source to either
primary or secondary flash in the destination.
Downloading from Primary Only. This command (executed in the destina-
tion switch) downloads the switch software from the source switch’s primary
flash to either the primary or secondary flash in the destination switch.
Syntax: copy tftp flash < ip-addr > flash [primary | secondary]
If you do not specify either a primary or secondary flash location for the
destination, the download automatically goes to primary flash.
For example, to download switch software from primary flash in a switch with
an IP address of 10.28.227.103 to the primary flash in the destination switch,
you would execute the following command in the destination switch’s CLI:
Running Total
of Bytes
Downloaded
Figure A-5. Switch-To-Switch, from Primary in Source to Either Flash in
Destination
Downloading from Either Flash in the Source Switch to Either Flash
in the Destination Switch. This command (executed in the destination
switch) gives you the most options for downloading between switches.
Syntax: copy tftp flash < ip-addr > < /os/primary > | < /os/secondary >
[primary | secondary]
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